Great news – We’ve updated the design of Starling Cycles Core frames to include SRAM’s Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH).

This applies to Starling Cycles Swoop, Twist and Murmur frames.

The new design means more affordable, easier to source and available worldwide hangers with UDH now being the most easily available hanger ever made.

It also means better performance with UDH being designed to rotate under impacts and ‘re-rail’ chains when they de-rail. 

Need a hanger last-minute before your holiday?

They’re easily ordered, can be sourced online worldwide and generally less than a round of beers in whatever mountain resort you snapped your hanger in!

 

UDH is an updated hanger standard for Starling, but isn’t the brand’s first replaceable mech hanger.

We began with a repairable, tough and a bend-backable ‘fixed’ design which saw almost zero failures. It then moved on to a proprietary, replaceable hanger, which we were hesitant to change until we really saw UDH take off. Because the bike industry has enough standards already, right?

However, the combined benefits of UDH and the low cost and ease of sourcing replacements finally offered enough benefits to justify the redesign. 

The update also sees a switch from IS standard to post-mount brake mounts, another upgrade for Starling customers.

This change makes for a much cleaner, slicker-looking swingarm and allows owners to fit a 180mm brake rotor without using adapters. And that those 200mm mounts are now much more neatly and cleanly integrated. 

Want a UDH rear-hanger on your new Starling? No need to do anything, just order your bike as normal and it’ll come supplied. Any orders currently in the system will come UDH. You can browse the full range of Starling Cycles bikes here.

Existing Starling Cycles owners can also upgrade their frame to UDH by purchasing a new swingarm. Just get in touch and we can discuss pricing.